PHOTOS: Assam reels under floods, over 3 lakh affected

Jul 04, 2017 12:28 IST

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Villagers use a makeshift bamboo bridge to move across flooded areas of Morigaon district in the northeastern state of Assam. Over three lakh people are affected by the impact of floods in eight districts. According to a report by Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 453 villages are currently under water with more than 15,000 people living in 66 relief camps. (Anuwar Hazarika / Reuters)

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According to the ASDMA report, the floods have also affected about 8,000 hectares of crop area, of which Lakhimpur and Dhemaji districts accounted for 3,500 hectares each. (PTI)

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Man rides bike through water looged road in the flood affected Morigaon district of Assam. (PTI)

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A woman showing a shoe of her 7-yr-old grand-daughter who was buried alive in a landslide at Panikhaiti in Kamrup district of Assam. (PTI)

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The flood has affected several roads in the state, and bridges have been damaged in Barpeta, Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Karbi Anglong and Biswanath . (PTI)

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Men pull their fishing nets out from a flooded paddy field after heavy rains in Morigaon district . (Anuwar Hazarika / Reuters)

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The overall flood situation has remained grim in Assam, especially in Lakhimpur and Sonitpur districts and Barak Valley areas. (PTI)

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Currently, Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger mark at Neematighat in Jorhat and at Tezpur in Sonitpur. (PTI)

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School girls cross a flooded area by a boat at Rajbari village on the ourskirts of Guwahati. (PTI)